DOCUMENTARY FILM
An art prodigy from New Jersey flees his broken Catholic home to live amongst the ghosts of the old Italian masters. Returning to the States in the 1970s, he “rorschachs” into the mysteries of his own psychological demons to reveal a fresh, unsettling vision for American contemporary painting that viewers are still reckoning with today. THE PAINTED LIFE OF GREGORY GILLESPIE is the emotionally-stirring feature documentary debut from director/editor Evan Goodchild that tells the story of the uncanny life and art of an overlooked virtuoso.
Awards include Best Feature Documentary (Doc. Boston), Audience Award Best Film (Cannes International Film Week), and the David Kleiler Cinephile Judges' Award (Newburyport Documentary Film Festival) for the 90-minute film.
More info at www.gregorygillespiefilm.com.
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DOCUMENTARY SHORTS
AFRICOBRA & NELSON STEVENS: ART FOR THE PEOPLE was directed and edited by Goodchild Median in collaboration with New England Public Media for their Legacies: Stories of Black History in the 413 series spotlighting the impact of the late artist as he leaves a lasting legacy of mural-making and activism in his wake. The short film was broadcast on NPR, PBS, and screened at Boston MFA's for the Roxbury International Film Festival.
NEPM Radio interview with the filmmakers. Produced with support from Mass Humanities.
RELIQUARY OF BLACKNESS spotlights the archival work of scholar Erika Slocumb and Wistariahurst Museum, unearthing the untold stories of Black excellence in the Paper City. Directed and edited by Goodchild Media, with support from Mass Humanities and the National Endowment of Humanities.